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541.
by tamana 11y ago
I thought HN practice was to prune editorializing clickbait words like "strange" in article titles.
542.
by tamana 11y ago
I agree. What I want to to is ethical because I need to do it. What other people is unethical because I don't need it.
543.
by tamana 11y ago
Where do you get your ethically produced meat from?
544.
by tamana 11y ago
> stopping every few pages/chapters and discussing what you think/feel about it and your interpretation. > students are being taught to come to conclusions and judge things before getting the full picture > I haven't
545.
by tamana 11y ago
Some people have natural reaction to hoard their money after being dirt poor and remember onf how hard it was. "Natural reaction" is a cop out. People who get hired for being really freaking smart should be smart.
546.
by tamana 11y ago
The vegan place at my street costs $12per adult and $6/kid. And the menu is constantly rotated seasonally.
547.
by tamana 11y ago
Ivy League school admission offices literally have lists of preferred schools to recruit at, and give more respect to GPAs at those schools, and many of those schools are public schools. I attended one.
548.
by tamana 11y ago
I'll be your frugal friend and respect you. I blow my money on charity medical relief in impoverished regions, not fancily-plated food.
549.
by tamana 11y ago
The relevant question isn't whether Stanford admits will do better at Stanford or elsewhere. They will be fine regardless. The question is whether Stanford non-admits should try to buy their way to prestige by attending American over U
550.
by tamana 11y ago
You are getting downvoted, but you are correct. Maybe a few state schools compare (UM, UM, Berkeley...) but even so, getting a market-relevant degree from Stanford is not a bad investment. You will so fine. Then again, if you live in Calif
551.
by tamana 11y ago
99pi , which loves architecture and looks for the beauty in everything, tried really hard to say something nice about Brutalism and all the got was: 1) it's really hard to design and build well with concrete (you get one shot to build,
552.
by tamana 11y ago
X is inflated over prevousr generation * an expensive private college * fancy catered wedding * owning a larger home * doing a white collar flex hours fun career * having lots of telecom options that didn't even exist before.
553.
by tamana 11y ago
But the author is full of crap because the 47% includes actual working class poor people, not rich NY writers.
554.
by tamana 11y ago
Plenty of folks making $100k a year waste it all on consumable goods. :-(
555.
by tamana 11y ago
As rayiner said, people buy expensive things for themselves and pretend it is for the kids' benefit.
556.
by tamana 11y ago
Southampton is one of the wealthiest towns in the world. He probably thinks he is poor because all his neighbors drive new Lexus SUVs and Tesla's.
557.
by tamana 11y ago
Not just 401k. Saving is always a risk, because people spend themselves into poverty and claim the same benefits as people who never has income. This is why you pay a higher interest rate on loans than you get on investments -- to cover for
558.
by tamana 11y ago
Only the rare whale can make a huge debt in savings buy spending on digital goods. The real money goes out on car payments, rent payments, vacations, and eating out every day.
559.
by tamana 11y ago
Standard of living is not dropping. Real wages are dropping, but technology and efficience improvements more than cover the difference. Yes, income inequality is growing, and that is a fairness problem. But no one would prefer a random spot
560.
by tamana 11y ago
They do require an extensive house. Am expensive house gets you into a top public school that feeds into a top college, and makes you neighbors and friends with rich people who can get you a good job or a wealthy spouse.
561.
by tamana 11y ago
Your are doing the same thing the writer does -- claiming that expensive luxuries, enjoyed only by the richest top 10% of Americans and top 1% of world citizens -- are core lfe essentials.
562.
by tamana 11y ago
People like this writer are narcissists -- relatively wealthy people who squander their gifts and seize attention from the working class who never have a chance to waste money like he does.
563.
by tamana 11y ago
Is VW paying the tax difference, or walking away with a government handout?
564.
by tamana 11y ago
There wasn't more moral when landowner or factory owner or slaveowner value was the only value that counts.
565.
by tamana 11y ago
Your statement is light on meaning unless you can explain how X avoids breeding inequality. Alternatives to capitalism breed inequality as well. Compare any ruling Communist Party to a civilian in their regime.
566.
by tamana 11y ago
This isn't really a Made In US vs China thing. Almost nothing sold in US is made in US.
567.
by tamana 11y ago
Private label products are generally made by the same manufacturer as premium label.
568.
by tamana 11y ago
What about the American companies who built war machinery for the Nazis?
569.
by tamana 11y ago
Yes, that is occupied enemy territory, not the nation they purportedly serve.
570.
by tamana 11y ago
Why is that Confucianism, and not plain old military coup like the rest of the world?

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